Lewisham Life magazine
Lewisham Life is distributed to every home in the borough. It's also available in local libraries, council buildings and other public places. If you live in Lewisham but don't get Lewisham Life, please contact us.
Lewisham Life Summer 2025 edition is distributed from Saturday 24 May.
| Schedule |
| Winter 2025 |
| news submissions - Friday 17 October |
| ad bookings - Friday 31 October |
| distribution starts - Saturday 22 November |
Submit a story
What we cover
- positive stories about places in Lewisham and people who live here
- things that people can do to make a difference in their area
- advice and support for local people
- upcoming events
- competitions and special offers for local and national products, shows and services
Send us your submission
We also take bookings for advertorial content. Email us to discuss prices for advertorial.
Advertise with us
Lewisham Life magazine provides an excellent value for money advertising opportunity to reach the entire borough of Lewisham.
Lewisham Life is the only publication to be distributed to every home in the borough, as well as libraries, leisure centres and other public buildings, with a circulation of 150,000. The Council now offers discounted rates for local organisations and businesses, with adverts starting from as little as £400. You can also advertise with us in our weekly email newsletter to residents.
Book an advert in Lewisham Life
After you have emailed us your booking, we will produce an invoice and send it to the billing email address supplied. You can pay your invoice by bank transfer, debit or credit card, or by cash.
If you want to talk to us about your advert before booking, send us an email.
If we are designing your advert for you, we will send you a proof of your advert to check before we go to print.
Cost
Adverts
| Advert | Rate (excluding VAT) | Local Business Rate |
| Quarter page | £550 | £400 |
| Half page | £900 | £800 |
| Full page | £1,800 | £1,500 |
| Inside front page | £1,900 | £1,750 |
| Back cover | £2,100 | £1,900 |
| Two-page advertorial | Email for prices | |
| Printed four-page insert | ||
| Sponsorship packages |
Classified adverts
Our classified adverts are an excellent way to reach the whole borough at very low cost.
| Advert | Rate (excluding VAT) |
| Large with box - 34mm wide by 51mm high | £65 |
Please note we're unable to accept notices of licensing and planning applications.
Design service (optional)
We can design your advertisement for you, using your text, logos, photos and illustrations. We'll send a proof of your advert by email. Costs include up to two sets of corrections.
Advert Rate (excluding VAT)
- Full page: £240
- Half page: £120
- Quarter page: £60
- Eighth page: £30
- Classifieds: Free
Book
Book an advert in the Lewisham Life email newsletter
The Lewisham Life e-newsletter has over 25,000 subscribers. It includes news updates, events, things to do in and near Lewisham, discounts and special offers, opportunities to get involved in the community and more.
Advertising in our e-newsletter means our readers are just one click away from your website.
Banner advert £250 (local business discount: £225).
Advertisement sizes and artwork guidance
Magazine's trim size: 165mm x 234mm
Bleed allowance: 3mm all round
Advert sizes:
- full page: 165mm x 234mm (plus 3mm bleed)
- half page horizontal: 149mm wide x 107mm high (no bleed)
- half page upright: 73mm wide x 218mm high (no bleed)
- quarter page: 73mm wide x 108mm high (no bleed)
- classified: 35mm wide x 52mm high
If you are supplying your advert on a disk or by email, please provide it as a print-quality PDF.
If we are designing your advert for you, we will send you a proof of your advert to check before we go to print.
Advertisement terms and conditions
- when you make a booking on our website or via email, you are agreeing to pay the advertised price
- payment must be made within 28 days of receiving our invoice
- artwork or text for your advertisement must be received by the artwork deadline or we will be unable to include your advertisement and you will still be charged for the space
- adverts cancelled in writing more than 10 days before our artwork deadline will receive a full refund for any amount paid. Adverts cancelled within 10 days of our artwork deadline will incur a 25% cancellation fee - if your advert is cancelled after our artwork deadline then the full amount is payable
- we reserve the right not to print any advert for any reason - if we refuse to print your advert, we will refund in full any amount paid
Digital editions
You can download a PDF of our Lewisham Life magazine below. If you cannot access this we can send you a paper copy of the magazine. Email us to request a paper copy.
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